Should you watch Hotarubi no Mori e?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Hotarubi no Mori e
Anime · 2011
One hot summer day a little girl gets lost in an enchanted forest of the mountain god where spirits reside. A young boy appears before her, but she cannot touch him for fear of making him disappear. And so a wondrous adventure awaits...
The sides of Hotarubi no Mori e
- A girl lost in a mountain god's forest
- A boy who vanishes at a human touch
- One summer a year, for years
Hotarubi no Mori e is good for you if…
- you want forty-five minutes to leave you in pieces.
- you like a love held at arm's length for years.
- you like fireflies, festival lanterns and summer forests.
Hotarubi no Mori e is bad for you if…
- you don't watch animated films.
- you won't read subtitles.
- you need a love story with nothing hanging over it. Here one human touch would make Gin vanish.
About: impossible love · summer · loss
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